Guo Xing'a, who was pressed by the stiff and heavy quilt, was very uncomfortable, turned over and wrapped the quilt in a ball, and rode on it to sleep more peacefully. The brothers Fuquan and Fushun slept outside in the hall, ready to serve Guoxinga at any time. The deserted village south of the Yangtze River was quiet, except for the occasional earth-shattering snoring sound or two coming from the barracks.

"Bang!" A gunshot shattered the silence of the early morning.

He didn't sleep very comfortably, and he was woken up by the sound of gunshots, and he felt sleepy-eyed that he had just heard something. Listen carefully, but only the sound of Fuquan and Fushun breathing heavily.

"Bang!" Another gunshot rang out.

"What a gun!" In addition to training, shooting is a privilege exclusive to Goxinga. Shocked by the gunshot, a skeleton jumped up from the bed.

"Master!" Fuquan was obviously sleeping more deeply, and he didn't know what was going on.

"What a gun!" Goxinga had already picked up the armed belt at the head of the bed, on which was his goose feather knife and*.

"Ahh Fuquan obviously didn't know anything.

"Bang!" Another gunshot rang out. Goxinga looked for the direction where the gunshots were coming from.

"It's like a village!" Fuquan finally woke up.

"Call the guard squad, blow the trumpet, assemble the whole battalion, and prepare for battle!" Goxinga put his clothes on his body, he knew that the war had entered his world again, and the sentry would not fire three shots in a row because he had misseen it.

"Huh!" Fuquan hurriedly turned over and went out, and the guard squad had all moved into the wing room of the small courtyard of Guoxing'a. Fushun entered Guo Xing's room and helped Guo Xing'a dress up the cotton armor and the like.

"Go find Xishou and follow the chores team! Be smart! Guo Xing'a patted Fushun on the shoulder and walked out.

"Huh! Be careful, too! Fushun didn't know if Guo Xing'a heard what he said.

"Drip, drip, drip, answer, drip......" The sharp and piercing suona sound resounded through the deserted village. Guo Xinga wanted to use the military trumpet to convey military orders, but unfortunately there was nowhere to find a trumpet. The suona in the drum music of the Qing army was used by Guo Xing'a.

The flagmen in the various barracks, except for a few who were almost asleep, had long been awakened by the sound of gunfire. At the stall that was in doubt, a sharp suona sound came. In more than a month of training, Guo Xing'a has played no less than ten times in the middle of the night emergency gathering. Those who cannot be put in place on time will be given five rattan per person and will not be allowed to eat for a day. The bannermen, who were already about to be tortured by the King of Goyama out of mental illness, had long forgotten to think about what was going on with the gunshots, and the ghost knew if this was a new trick of the King of Goyama. Wake up his companion who looks like a dead pig, grab his clothes and weapons, and run outside.

When Guo Xing'a arrived at the small square in front of the temple with the guard squad, the first company, the second company, the sniper team, the miscellaneous team, and even the two old men Xiande and Guiwu were already in place, and a sentry with a body of leaves rushed over.

"Lord Qiyu, about fifty thieves have come up from the main road at the entrance of the village!" The sentry salutes Goxinga with a gun.

"Got it!" Goxinga waved his hand and sent the sentry away, cold sweat already penetrating his back. Guo Xing'a, who has been playing recruit training for a month, only remembered to stand guard three days ago. It had only been two days since the light and dark sentinels were executed, and the enemy came to their senses. Thankfully! Guo Xing'a couldn't help but be afraid for a while. If it is a few days later, I am afraid that Saling will repeat yesterday's story again. The last time I was attacked in the camp, it was the cheap dad who died, but this time!

"There are three or four rows of finishing horses on standby. The second company was fully loaded with ammunition and entered the trenches to prepare for defensive operations. One company and one platoon entered the second-line trenches, ready to support the second company at any time. A company and two platoons patrolled the village to prevent the enemy from sneaking up on other paths. The sniper team goes up to the roof and picks up the sentries and retreats to the village! All ready to fight! The battle came so suddenly, and Goxinga was a little dazed.

"Huh!" The company platoon commanders who were called received orders in turn, and the units began to carry out orders in accordance with the daily drills.

The second company quickly entered the trench behind the earthen wall as ordered, and this trench and the second-line trench behind it were dug during the practice of earthwork. At that time, everyone thought that practicing digging was purely the torture of King Guoyan's tricks, especially Saishan'a, who was reluctant to take out a large amount of iron to build a small shovel. But the warriors who were able to hide in the trenches today began to admire Goxinga's foresight. The trenches are next to the earthen wall, so everyone's body can be well hidden. And it's high outside and low inside, even if the bandits rush in, they have to fall a dog and eat first.

The whole company had loaded their ammunition, but it was dark outside, and nothing could be seen. Without the commander's order, the crowd did not dare to shoot at will. In a suffocating silence, everyone waited with difficulty. After waiting for a while, some hurried footsteps came. However, in accordance with the regulations, the person who came entered the pre-determined return channel, and should be his own person. The passage was in the depression of the earthen wall, and inside the depression was a ring of trenches, in which there was a full squad of troops. The man who came into the trench was eight sentries who had been ordered to retreat. Before everyone had time to inquire about the situation outside, the eight sentries were taken to Guoxinga to report the situation.

"Brother Chengtai, do you really want to fight? It's not a new trick for adults! Ta Er held the gun and aimed at it for a long time but couldn't find the target, turned his head to ask Chengtai beside him.

"I don't know! This time it's more real than the previous ones! "For the actual combat exercises, Guoxinga has shown endless tricks, and Chengtai is also a little uncertain.

"There's no one out there! So quiet! "Ta Er is a little slack.

"Hold on! The drill only found fault with you, and your skin is itchy? "Chengtai thinks it's better to really fight, there are always people who find fault behind your back during the exercise. Finding fault is to fight and punish, it is better to really fight, at least don't worry about the back.

"I can't see anything!" Ta Er complained.

"Shut up and listen carefully! Keep your eyes peeled open! Squad leader Tuha scolded.

Chengtai and Ta Er didn't dare to speak, staring at the darkness in front of them. Tuha turned out to be a specialist, but he was more rigid and not brilliant, and he could be said to be a dispensable character in the collar. Recently, because of his serious training, he has been praised by Guo Xing'a several times. He is a nail-nailing riveting character, and the rigid regulations formulated by Guo Xing'a are just right for him.

The eight sentries reported the situation outside to Goxinga and Saishan'a and several other staff officers who were accompanying Goxinga. The enemy did not even evade the sentry, and almost swaggered up. The sentry who encountered the situation for the first time when he was standing guard was also too nervous, and he didn't wait for the other party to approach and ask for the password, and directly greeted him with a foreign gun. It is also strange to come to the enemy, and when encountering musket fire, they do not disperse to dodge, but instead gather in a pile and want to charge. Several sentries fired three shots, knocked down four or five men, and the enemy retreated. From the beginning of the battle to the withdrawal, the enemy did not say a word.

If it was someone from the Jiangnan camp, he would have shouted and scolded his mother a long time ago, and he would have retreated quietly, and there was indeed an enemy attack. After Goxinga ordered the sentries to return to the formation and prepare for battle, he paced and calculated. These forty or fifty people should be the enemy's men and horses who tested the truth and retreated quietly, and it is very likely that they were a little caught off guard and temporarily retreated to discuss countermeasures.

"What time is it now?" Guo Xinga asked suddenly.

"Back to the master, the first moment!" Fuquan hurriedly checked the time return with the miscellaneous team.

"Give Feng Shena an order, the whole second company is bayonet, prevent the enemy from sneaking into the village, and prepare for white-knuckle combat." Guo Xinga said in a deep voice.

"Huh!" Fuquan received the order and ran towards the entrance of the village.

"My lord, what are you doing this time?" Xiande asked with a sigh of relief.

"Huh?" Guo Xing'a was stunned by Xiande's question.

"What is the focus of this practice, our brother will go down and give you a hand!" Guiwu is also angry.

"It's not a drill!" Goxinga's eyes widened.

"Adults don't want to practice with our brothers!" Guiwu was a little unconvinced.

"It's not a drill! Someone really touched it! Goxinga felt a little like the kid in "The Wolf Is Coming."

"Ahh Even the most serious Sezanne was taken aback.

"A few of you are here directing the miscellaneous team to carry the ammunition, I'll go ahead and have a look." Guo Xing's heart is still bottomless.

"Danger ahead!" Xiande and Guiwu were completely petrified, but Saishana stopped him by pulling on Goxinga's sleeve.

"I'll take the guard squad to go, it's okay!" Guo Xing'a doesn't know whether to be moved or helpless about Saishan's idea of focusing on his own safety.

"My lord, you'd better be in the center! Go to the front! "Cezanne is a bit of a sacrifice for death.

"I'm their commander, and I've got to be with my soldiers! Uncle Sai, don't worry! It's okay! Goxinga shook Saishan's hand, shook his hand away, and left with the guard squad.

"My lord! Take care! "It's as if he sent Goxinga to the execution ground.

"Rest assured, rest assured!" Guo Xing'a didn't look back, just waved his hand.

When Goxinga arrived at the edge of the trench, the second company had already loaded all the bayonets, but it was quiet around, as if there was no enemy, and everything seemed to be another exercise of Goxinga.

"My lord, the entire second company has entered a state of imminent battle, and the soldiers have carried out the order without finding any mistakes or omissions. However, it is still dark, so I can't see the situation in the distance! Feng Sheng'a bowed to Guoxing'a, and the return was also in accordance with the routine of the exercise.

"In more than half an hour, the sky will be bright, and it will be stable when it is dawn!" Guo Xing'a didn't know whether to comfort Fengsheng or comfort himself.

"Yes, it's good to have a wide view when it's dawn!" Fengsheng'a has the heart to intercede with Guoxing'a for the breakfast of his subordinates, and see if the exercise can end early. However, seeing Guo Xing'a's serious face, he didn't dare to touch Guo Xing'a's moldy head.

"Are there any signs of enemy infiltration?" Goxinga was worried that a small group of enemies would sneak in under the cover of night.

"Lord Hui, there is no gap in our army's defense, and no signs of infiltration have been found in the enemy!" After a few drills, Feng Sheng's answer was also decent.

"Have a flare!" Guo Xinga is still not at ease.

Guo Xinga did not invent the flare, and the so-called lighting was just fireworks bought by Xishou from the Jiangnan camp. After Guo Xing'a opened it, he filled in some phosphorus powder, which was roughly equivalent to the * put in during the New Year, but it was only a few sizes larger. Although the brightness is not enough, and the duration is short, it is not bad under the current conditions.

Fengsheng Ayi ordered someone to light a flare with a fire fold and release it in the direction of the path outside the village. Except for Guo Xing'a and the guard squad, everyone watched the flares fly with the mentality of watching the fireworks. The flares flew for a while, and it was pitch black again.

"There's something moving on the side of the road over there!" Acton leaned out of the wall and pointed ahead.

"Two companies and a platoon are ready to shoot! One more flare! "Goxinga's heart has already risen to his throat.

"Two platoons, three platoons, ready to shoot alternately, four platoons ready*, to guard against enemy raids. Light another flare, quick! Feng Sheng'a also noticed that something was wrong with the situation, and hurriedly completed Goxing's order, urging his subordinates to fire flares again.

Another flare rose into the sky, and this time everyone was prepared, staring at the place where Acton pointed just now, and sure enough, they found more than a dozen figures lurking there.

"A row! Shoot! Acton yelled hoarsely.

"Bang! Boom! "The second company and one platoon completed the first actual combat shooting, and the soldiers quickly retracted their rifles and began to reload according to their daily training. But somehow the palms of my hands have sweated a lot, and the rifle that can be operated like chopsticks is also a little disobedient, either the ammunition can't be bitten, or the push lever can't be pulled out. It took a while to get the ammunition back into place, but it took four or five times slower than usual. The flagmen are not the first brothers to go to the battlefield for the first time, but the stiff knife fight that makes them scream and roar is different from the calm and meticulous loading after all.

"Second row! Shoot! Although the flare had been extinguished, Tong Jia, the commander of the second platoon, still ordered the soldiers to shoot at the place just now.

"Three rows! Shoot! "It's the same with Nash, the leader of the third platoon. After the continuous firing, the front of the position was filled with white smoke.

"One more flare!" Fengsheng'a was also as nervous as Guoxing'a.

Another flare rose into the sky, and through the white smoke, it could be seen that most of the dozen or so figures just now were lying motionless on the ground. There were only two or three figures, like rabbits, fleeing towards the barren fields outside the village.

"Let the brethren keep an eye on the outside, don't let the enemy get closer, pay attention to ensure that the fire continues, and when the day dawns, it will be fine!" Guo Xing'a explained to Fengsheng'a.

"Huh! Rest assured! Fengsheng Ah bowed down to answer the order, and secretly sighed in his heart that it was good to have the backbone of Guoxing'a.

Fengsheng'a stayed at the entrance of the village to supervise, and Guoxing'a took the guard squad to inspect the position of the second company, for fear that there would be a gap there, and Fuquan, who was the right person to pass the order, also returned to Guoxing's side.

"Go back and tell Xishou to buy more fireworks next time I go to Jiangnan Daying, the flares are useful!" Goxinga regrets his neglect of details.

"Huh! The minions made a note of it! Fuquan said in a low voice.

Guo Xing'a struggled through the longest hour of his life, and when the halo of the morning sun passed through the clouds, Guo Xing's miserable white face had a hint of ruddy. The news of the actual battle had reached the whole battalion from the guard squad, and some of the bannermen were nervous, some were timid, and of course there were those who laughed heartily like Hatan.

Heeju had already commanded the miscellaneous team to send a large amount of ammunition to the various departments, much to the delight of the militants such as Hatan. Saishan, Xiande and others also came to the side of the first-line Guoxinga. Through the early morning mist, you can see more than a dozen bloody corpses that have been hit by bullets on the side of the road more than 80 meters away from the entrance of the village. In the barren fields of more than a mile outside the village, a large number of people and horses gathered in a hurry.

"It would be nice to have a telescope!" Guo Xinga hated himself for forgetting a detail.

"What did you say?" Sezanne asked.

"You have?" Goxing is a great joy.

"The old leader did have a body in Japan, but unfortunately it was lost when the bandits attacked the camp." Seshana was quite suffocating.

"Alas! ...... "Guo Xing'a was very disappointed, and gave Uncle Sai a very rude look.

"Master, go to the room! Stand tall and see far! "Fu Quan has an idea that is not an idea.

Fuquan and the others moved the ladder, and Guo Xing'a climbed onto the roof of a big house in front of the village, and Changlu happened to lie on the roof of this house. Changlu, who was raising his gun to aim, did not salute Guo Xing'a, but nodded respectfully.

Goxinga is a little sensitive to numbers, and he doesn't know how to judge the number of people by visual inspection. But he presided over a month's military training, and every day more than 300 people walked in front of him in a neat row, and Guo Xing'a generally knew how big the 300 people were. Looking at the crowd in the barren fields in the distance, the cold sweat that Guo Xing'a had just subsided seeped out again. Guo Xing'a couldn't say how many people there were on the other side, but he knew that if the three hundred people were counted as a bunch, there would be several piles on the other side.

"How many people do you see on the other side?" Guo Xinga wanted to get an answer from Changlu that he couldn't see accurately.

"Back to my lord, maybe a thousand people!" Changlu is quite calm.

Goxinga didn't say anything more, but looked directly at his enemy. Heeju and the miscellaneous team had already prepared breakfast and sent it to the trenches, but no smoke had risen from the opposite side. At first glance, the enemy seems to be very confused, but if you look closely, although the enemy is scattered in the east and west, the enemy is in a circle as a whole. Guo Xing'a didn't know if this was an ancient formation, but it still looked very powerful.

Even without this formation, the enemy is more than three times as large as you. If the opponent attacks regardless of casualties, your breech gun will be slow to reload after all, and it will be more than lucky if you get into a white-knuckle battle. Moreover, Guo Xing'a, who had made a fortune playing military training, did not send sentinels to the surrounding area, and the ghost knows whether there will be backup for these more than 1,000 enemy troops. Moreover, the strength of the two companies was too small compared to the deserted village where the commander was stationed, and if the enemy was besieged on all sides, limited by the density of firepower, Goxinga would not have enough troops to defend at all.

Another multiple-choice question was placed in front of Guo Xing'a, whether to break through and run away, or to rely on the simple preset fortifications to stick to it. Forcibly breaking through the siege of Goxinga is still confident of success, but all of Zuoling's belongings will not be saved. And if the enemy still has reinforcements, it is estimated that everyone else will return to their positions except for the cavalry. If you hold on, you need to wait for reinforcements, but as far as the Jiangnan battalion is concerned, it is estimated that you may not be able to wait for reinforcements if you hold on for a year.

"What to do!" Guo Xinga muttered to himself.

"It's the first time I've fought a battle like this, let's try it!" Changlu didn't know what he misheard Guo Xing's words.

"Hmmm! In the first battle after the whole training, you can't frustrate your spirit, so let's try it! "When Guo Xinga plays strategy games, he also likes to be brutal.